Eventually the centaur wears himself out and Honey, along with her well-endowed Ents, escort him and the rest of the captives back to the border and release them. All except George’s wife. You’ve decided to keep her. She sits slumped before your throne, chin on her chest, staring blindly at the floor.
“I am sorry about what has happened to you. You’ve had everything taken from you and now you think your world is gone. George was my first, you know? The first person I changed, I mean. I –“ you speak quickly. Nervously. You shake your head. Why was this woman getting to you? “Did you have any children together?”
She slowly raises her head and looks at you. Her eyes are red and puffy from crying, but there is a defiance in them that makes your breath catch. “Kill me, you demon whore” she says. Her voice is raspy.
“I’m not going to kill you. I want to speak with you,” you say. “As one woman to another.”
“One woman to another?” she repeats. She starts to laugh. It’s a strangled, manic sounding thing. “No. We had no children. None together.”
“And George?” you prompt.
“He had bastards aplenty. Could never keep his cock in his pants. But you’ve seen to that now, haven’t you, demon?” she says.
“I’m not a demon. I’m a dryad. Queen of the dryads, in fact.” You scowl at her. You tried to show a little sympathy but she’s just a bitch. “And, until yesterday I was the last of the dryads. Your husband is going to help me bring back my species.”
You leave out the fact that until yesterday there weren’t any dryads. No need to confuse the matter any further. You sigh and stand up. The woman watches you but says nothing. You walk over to the two cribs and look down at the sleeping babies. You’re impressed they managed to sleep through all the common of the last hour.
“Also, I wouldn’t say George’s parenting days are over just yet,” you say as you bend and lift Honey’s baby from her bed. You turn back to the woman. “Would you like to meet her daughter?”
“I.. you? What?” the woman says, her anger wiped away by her confusion. “With you?”
You shake your head. “The other one is mine, but this one was all Honey.”
“You turned my husband into a demon slut and then he bore the baby I never could? What kind of fucked up joke is my life?” she shrieks another hysterical laugh and Honey’s baby scrunches up her face at the sound.
You make your face completely expressionless. “The father is a unicorn,” you say.
After the woman has finished cracking, you lay Honey’s baby back in her crib and help the woman to her feet. “I don’t want to be your enemy,” you say. “I don’t want to be anyone’s enemy. I just want to protect my forest and my daughters. What’s your name?”
The woman wipes at her face and nods. “We’ll never stop coming for you. You know that, right? My George was a stupid, cheating bastard but he was well liked. As soon as those you let go get back to town they’ll send others.”
You nod.
“My name is Karla,” she says eventually. “What are you going to do with me?”
“Well, Karla. How would you like to help me take care of my babies?” you ask.